"A few of the old-timer 'Middlemen' in town have whispered amongst themselves, saying that guy… he's probably a Mage, or maybe a Wizard. Anyway, he's definitely someone who dabbles in… mysterious things."
"Only their kind would be so interested in all sorts of strange and bizarre things."
He snuck a glance at Roland's expression and quickly added.
"That's all I know, My Lord! It's the absolute truth! He's elusive and unpredictable; no one can say when he'll show up next…"
Roland's gaze lingered on Copper Tongue's face for a moment before he asked for a few more details, including the exact location of the abandoned mine's black market, its usual operating hours, and the main powers at play there.
Copper Tongue didn't dare hide a single thing and answered in full detail.
"My Lord, that abandoned mine… it was dug out decades ago. Later, it became a place for all sorts of shady dealings."
